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Pathways to Empower; Brain-Based Mental Health Literacy
A complete library of brain-based mental health resources for your whole school community, Pathways to Empower offers:
- Elementary School Teacher Resource: Grade-Level Sequential Lesson Plans (~10 lessons per grade) that can be broken into smaller parts.
- Middle & High School Student Workbooks: The workbooks include four core modules:
- Neuroscience 101 introduces the developmental stages of the brain and different systems.
- The Resilient Mindset Model explains how our brains naturally respond to challenges so we can use challenges as opportunities to build resilience.
- Brain-Based Relationships applies the science and strategies learned in the first two modules to our interactions with others.
- Mental Health Literacy covers the four goals of mental health literacy through the lens of neuroscience.
- Educator Professional Learning - Options include:
- Live in-person training - customized by grade level (suggested half-day length)
- Live online training - customized by grade level (length can vary)
- 2.5-hour asynchronous online program - covers the core learning content with a focus on educator-first
- Fostering Wellness in Children & Teens (family learning) - Options include:
- 1-Hour asynchronous online program
- Live in-person or online learning session
MODALITY: curriculum
Program Components
- Decreasing stigma
- Understanding how to foster and maintain positive mental health
- Understanding how to seek help effectively
- Understanding mental health disorders and their treatments
Program Standards
- Advocate for reducing stigma associated with emotional and mental and behavioral health
- Describe how self-harm or suicide impacts other people
- Describe laws related to minors accessing mental health care
- Explain how to help someone who is thinking about attempting suicide
- Identify school and community resources that can help a person with emotional, mental and behavioral health concerns